Looking for advice on setting up this TI trailer. The trailer had Hobie cradles, which had broken (they were installed by the dealer--according to the owner I purchased the trailer from).
My plan is to set it up with 1-1/4 in PVC runners, with wood dowl slip-lined inside. As this is for my daughter's family who has a small car; I need to put as much of the TI equipment on the trailer. I have lined up a plan with the haka spine boards and the Hobie dolly to attach as shown in the pict. The other TI equipment can be carried in the TI.
The PVC runners to hold the TI; the haka boards to support the AMAs; The carpeted 2 x 4 boards supporting the PVC to support the dolly.
So far, I see the dolly wheels obscure the trailer lights; so either need to remove the wheels or move the lights.
I think the spine boards will lift out when either the AMAs are pulled out or the TI is off the trailer. I'll hold down the spine boards with three 2 ft long cinch straps -- which is the same way I attach them to the AMAs.
The dolly setup is similar to my trailer (in the background), so, once the TI is slid back so that the scupper holes line up with the dolly (where it balances), the dolly can be strapped to the TI and rolled off from there. The cinch straps attached to the dolly loop through the trailer, to hold it in place when underway.
The PVC are 10 ft long, but I can extend them up to about 15 ft, if needed. I thought that I would attached the PVC to the runner boards by running stainless lag screws up through the bottom of the runner boards, through the PVC and set into the wooden dowl core.
The 10 ft long runner board are supported in two places: 2 ft from the rear and 6 ft from the rear.
Any suggestions/warnings?